Effects of Home-Delivered Meals on Older People`s Nutrient intake, Physical performance and Activity and Health-related Quality of life; the Power Meals trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: low protein intake; other nutritional deficiencies; physical performance; physical activity; health-related quality of life; Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618000955213
• Lead Sponsor: The Pori Social and Health Services

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-06-06
• Study Completion: 2018-10-26
• Last Update Posted: 28 January 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 78

Inclusion Criteria

at least 65 years old
- protein intake under at baseline (< 1.0 g/kgBW/d) based on short protein screener
- living at home
- a customer of domiciliary care or a spouse/close relative of a domiciliary care client (if he/she is living in the same household), caregiver or a care recipient
- capable of filling up food diaries and queastionnaires
- willing to eat study meals (able to eat themselves)
- normal cognition (MMSE-points under 27 geriatric evaluation)
- no special diets or illnesses that can restrict eating study meals (kidney deficiency, difficult bowel disease etc). Geriatric evaluation.
-able to move (with or without rollator or wheelchair)
- no current home-meal services
- no illnessess that require hospitalization
- no travels etc that can interrupt study intervention
- able to heat up study meals
- informed consent given

Exclusion Criteria

- under 65 years old
- cognitive impairment on the basis of MMSE-test Mini-Mental State Examination) (and geriatric evalution
- special diet or illness that restricts eating study meals (kidney deficiency, difficult bowel disease etc). Geriatric evaluation.
- unable to move (disabled)
- travels etc that interrupt study intervention
- cancer
- type 1 diabetes
- participating in another nutritional intervention at the same time
- needs liquid or pasty diet required
- BMI under 18,5 or above 40
- overuse of alcohol (Audit-points over 4 geriatric evaluation)
Geriatric evaluation in case of multiple diseases or mental disorders.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Protein intake in g/kg(Body wight)/d assessed by three-day food diary.<br> <br><br>[Final intervention week --> 8 weeks post-enrolment];Physical performance as assessed by chair stand test (seconds) in Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)<br><br>[9 weeks post-enrolment ]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Physical performance as assessed by Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) (total score)<br><br><br>[9 weeks post-enrolment ];Physical performance as assessed by gait speed test (seconds) in Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)<br><br>[9 weeks post-enrolment ];Physical performance as assessed by Hand Grip Test<br>[9 weeks post-enrolment ];Health-related -related Quality of Life as measured by 15D<br>[9 weeks post-enrolment ];Physical Activity level as assessed by UKK RM42 accelerometer<br>[Final intervention week --> 8 weeks post-enrolment]